diff --git a/container-run.sh b/container-run.sh
index b5cd773e8..c41b92b44 100755
--- a/container-run.sh
+++ b/container-run.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 VERSION=$(grep -oE "\"version\": \"(\w*.\w*.\w*.\w*.\w*.)" package.json | cut -d\" -f4)
+VOLUME_USERSPACE=""
 
 CONTAINER_ENGINE=$1
 if [ -z $CONTAINER_ENGINE ]; then
   CONTAINER_ENGINE=docker
+elif [ $CONTAINER_ENGINE = "podman" ]; then
+  # rootless podman will require mounting the volume as its uid/gid internally for proper permissions
+  VOLUME_USERSPACE=":U"
 fi
 
 echo using $CONTAINER_ENGINE container engine...
+echo Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
 
-$CONTAINER_ENGINE run -p 1880:1880 -v "$(pwd)"/data:/home/appuser/.node-red sparkle-guide:$VERSION &
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+$CONTAINER_ENGINE run -d -p 1880:1880 -v "$(pwd)"/data:/home/appuser/.node-red$VOLUME_USERSPACE sparkle-guide:$VERSION
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